Gaolathe seeks support from AfDB
7 January 2026 Vice President and Finance Minister, Ndaba Gaolathe, is in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire for talks with the African…
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Decades-long subsidies over – Boko warns
11 November 2025 President Duma Boko warns of the looming end to decades of state-funded welfare and energy subsidies as…
Botswana could unlock $116 Billion in national wealth through reforms, says AfDB
1 October 2025 The African Development Bank has called on Botswana to implement strategic reforms to boost economic growth and…
Botswana Secures $200 Million OPEC Fund Loan to Support Fiscal Reform
3 July 2025 Botswana has secured a US$200 million (approximately P2.7 billion) policy-based loan from the OPEC Fund for International…
BMC still struggling with marketing products, paying farmers on time
“Though the quality of Botswana beef is high, Botswana Meat Commission could be stronger on marketing strategy and differentiation, and…
Botswana: African Development Bank Group commits $180 million to bolster post-COVID-19 economic recovery
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $179.66 million to support government reforms…
About 20% of Botswana workers living in poverty
The figure wouldn’t have changed much but in 2019, some 20% of the employed population in Botswana was living below…
AfDB avails P1.4bn to support Botswana
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is making available P1.4 billion to support various developmental programmes in the country within the…
Botswana and Namibia ink agreement with investors for a 5,000 MWp solar complex
The governments of Botswana and Namibia have virtually signed a Memorandum of Intent (MoI) for the implementation of their 5,000…
Economy shrank by 7.9% in 2020 – Statistics Botswana
The local economy contracted by 7.9% last year, its worst performance on record, as the weight of COVID-19 hit across…
Visa openness solutions can boost Africa’s economic recovery, the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index reveals
The upward trend in African countries liberalising their visa regimes and welcoming African travellers continues, according to the 2020 Africa…
Local Agro-infrastructure project set to help Botswana cut import bill
A local agro-infrastructure project is expected to enormously cut Botswana’s import bill, Leslie Botshoma, Deputy Secretary of the Minister of…
Economy to grow by over 4 percent going into 2020
Botswana’s economy is expected to grow by 4.8 per cent in 2020 after registering a 4.2 per cent growth this…